Wednesday, November 29, 2017

In 2015, Obama imposed heavy-handed, utility-style regulation on Internet service providers. Since then, investment has fallen. New services have been delayed or scuttled by a regulatory environment that stifles innovation. The Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order would return to Clinton era, bipartisan consensus on light regulation, ending utility-style regulation of the Internet.

UPDATE: While all eyes are focused on broadband providers, the chairman of the FCC Ajit Pai is drawing attention to the role of the tech giants when it comes to censoring the Internet. In his speech on Net Neutrality reform, he called them out for their long track record of censoring conservative viewpoints.